Hans P. wrote: "Yes, the ouverture is filmed without audience, so the conductors bow & the orchestras "dog number" are rather comical."
I noted this as well, but only remember that movie theater audiences presumably would have applauded heartily at this point, back in 1926. It's hard for us to imagine how immensely stunning Vitaphone performances would have been to the audience of the day. If you are goggling this summer over movies in 3-D with 128-bit processor CGI and Dolby 5.1 surround-sound, you're probably having the same kind of experience. It's even more interesting to me that audiences as late as the 1950s seemed to welcome motion picture performances of classical music, at least as short features. That subject is long-lost in the theaters of today, but has made something of a comeback in the form of the simulcast feature. I KNOW that audiences applaud at the cinema simulcast of the Met Opera, much as they would have almost 85 years ago at the Vitaphones. -- Regards, Dave Weiner Brass Arts Unlimited _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
